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By Barry Janoff April 17, 2025: The WTA Tour said today that its commercial division, WTA Ventures, has appointed global sports, music and entertainment management firm Wasserman as its sales agency of record “to help supercharge its continued growth.” Wasserman’s duties will cover “all partnership tiers, with specific attention dedicated to securing a new Premier Partner for the WTA.” In March 2022, the WTA and medical technology company Hologic jointly unveiled what was called a “landmark...

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"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives."“There’s not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.“By Barry JanoffApril 14, 2025: With the season still ramping up and teams still finding their bearing, MLB players will unite on April 15 to celebrate and honor Jackie Robinson.

2 weeks ago | nysportsjournalism.com | Bill Russell |George Floyd Verdict |Barry Janoff

The Esports World Cup Foundation unveiled a record-breaking $70+ million prize pool for the upcoming Esports World Cup 2025, the world's largest eSports event, set to return to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from July 7-Aug. 24. With 25 tournaments in 24 games unveiled to date, including four new games — Chess, Crossfire, FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves and VALORANT — EWC 2025 will bring together more than 2,000 elite esports players and 200 top Clubs.

2 weeks ago | nysportsjournalism.com | Bill Russell |George Floyd Verdict |Barry Janoff

NCAA corporate partner Hersey brand Kit Kat has unveiled the Break Brothers, “a group serving as a four part-symbol of the iconic KIT KAT bar, made in part to illustrate the candy brand's authority over helping fans take a true break” be it in the “Office” or while doing “Chores.”CBS Sports: Now that Alex Ovechkin is one goal away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record, everyone is trying to witness history in person.

2 weeks ago | nysportsjournalism.com | Bill Russell |George Floyd Verdict |Barry Janoff

RIP Jay ’TV’s Dennis the Menace’ North (Full story here.)AP Sports:  Billie Jean King became the first woman to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the new sports entertainment category (April 7) — the 2,807th star overall — and she was joined by friends Magic Johnson and Oscar-winning actor Jamie Lee Curtis,. Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss, her husband Jay Mohr and rapper Flavor Flav. “The important things is, I don’t want to be the last one,” King said.